This sounds like a really fun project. On Verizon's website they have a 4G/3G USB modem for $20 (with 2 year contract) and 5GB of data per month for $50. That is saving you 33% already. I'm not sure about taxes and fees on a data card, I have never paid for one.
The company that I work for has about 1000 Blackberries and dumb phones with Verizon. They won't cut us a deal at all. In Verizon's world 3500 isn't much bigger than 1000, so I doubt they would offer you a discount either. But it sure would be nice to use one carrier. A lot less headache for you. How much data will this hotspot need to transport each month? More than 5GB? DSL would certainly be cheaper, slower, and have a higher monthly cap. Is Qwest still around? They would pretty much resell DSL anywhere you wanted it. Once again, keeping you with a single point of contact. Casey On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Rick Smith <onyx3...@gmail.com> wrote: > Peeps, > > I've got a customer that has a potential to install 3500 hotspots > across the country. > > They'd be installed in Electric Vehicle Charging Stations on a > nationwide rollout plan. > > They've asked me to design their on-site networking for them, and I > instantly thought of Mikrotik (who wouldn't!). > > So.... their internal device does all the stuff it needs, and can > only connect to the internet via ethernet. That's cool, I can handle > that. > > I THINK *THINK* I've heard Mikrotik can take a USB connected 3G data > connection, but 3,500 locations @ $75 / month each is a bit pricey... > Is there anyone out there that does cellular on a plain > buy-as-you-need-it basis ? > > Which model router could handle 3 or 4 ethernet connections, an > internet connection of SOME sort, and a wifi card so I can repeat to a > small (100 sq ft) area around the charging station ? > _______________________________________________ > Mikrotik mailing list > Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com > http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik > > Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS > _______________________________________________ Mikrotik mailing list Mikrotik@mail.butchevans.com http://www.butchevans.com/mailman/listinfo/mikrotik Visit http://blog.butchevans.com/ for tutorials related to Mikrotik RouterOS
